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FRIDAY APRIL 4, 1924

MURDER TRIAL DRAMA.

PRISONER'S SENSATIONAL CHARGES.

LANTAO VICTIM'S PARENTS ACCUSED,

Deliberate Family Conspiracy Alleged.

The trial has extended over four days and to-day, the fifth, the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock (acting Attorney-General) closed the case for the Crown.

Mr. Campbell Prosser, for the witnesses straight away.. The first, Mr. Daniel Wilson, manager of the wholesale department of Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd., was des- cribed as an expert witness attending under subpoena He gave technical evidence delving into the intricacies of chemics, and particularly alkaloids.

defence called his

showed there were certain toxic principles in the impure vegetable alkaloid..

In reply to the judge, witness said that he did not agree with the statement made by Mr. Dovey that twenty-five days after the stomach had been examined, the alkaloid would have been broken up.".

Later, witness added that he did not know anything about this particular alkaloid, but there were vegetable alkaloids which were specially persistent. V

'CHINA'S ́YW.CA.

THE CHINA MAIL.

AFFILIATED TO WORLD'S COMMITTEE.

COMING' CONFERENCE, ·

THE CHINA PONY,

TIENTSIN RACE CLUB'S DECISION.

poris.

DIVERGENT VIEWS HELD BY PUBLIC.

OFFICIAL CHANGES.

LATEST KONGMOON

PORTENTS.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

General

he was

The Y.W.C.A. of China by

PAKKAI, KONGMOON, April 3. virtue of its national organization

THINTSIN, March 28.

Lam Yeuk-she, the present at last October's Convention, is A far reaching decision was Coastal Defence Commissioner, is Emphatically denying that she put poisonous leaves in her hus- now for the first time a member of made yesterday at an extraord expected to relinquish his post

· “band's, food and killed him, the Lantao woman charged with murder the World's Association and will inary meeting of the Tientsin shortly because of difficulties with

his subordinates." created a sensation in Court this morning by alleging that her mother-be represented at the meeting of Race Club, when the members

Political in-law and father-in-law-parents of the victim-had deliberately the World's Committee by Mrs, voted rigidly to interpret the awaited with interest.

developments are killed their son and had accused her of the crime. One of the witnesses, H. C. Mei of Shanghal. This meaning of "for the type of Hsu Shung-chi is mentioned as she said, had been paid to give evidence against her.

meeting, which is to be held in

ponies customarily bred in likely to come to Kongmoon Washington D. C. from May 9th to China, Manchuria and Mongolia" where he will assume command 16th will be attended by about 100

the troops, Should voting delegates and visitors Accent seemed to be placed on the of all

word, "customarily," and here this eventuate, there is a pro representing forty countries. Mrs after types not coming within the bability of ex-Admiral Chan Chak Moi of Shanghai for some time meaning of that word will be resuming the position of Coastal Chairman of the National Com-excluded from competition with Defence Commissioner.

Chan is mittee in China, sails from Shang the favoured type. hal on the "President McKinley" hits directly at half breeds, which House with his bride.

The decision reported as staying at the Astor (to-day) April 3, and will be accom-have played havoc at many recent has it that he is likely to go to Rumour panied by Miss Shu-ching Ting, meetings in China, and is an echo Shanghai but this is doubted. On Acting General Secretary of the of similar agitations in other treaty the other hand, Hsu is said to National Committee.

dislike Kongmoon and prefers The World's Committee is the The Tientsin Race Club Cheung Chow, where international body of the Young hereafter, for the rule goes into several years ago. Women's Christian Association immediate effect, closely inspect

[Cheung Chow is a port near the with headquarters in London. Its all entries, which must be passed Kwangtung-Fukien border, now secretaries travel in forty coun- by a two-thirds majority of the the bone of contention between tries, developing and corelating Stewards, where any doubt exists. rival leaders in Fukien province) the work

Among the foreign Two classes have been established; fichting has broken out at Shiu A reliable source states that delegates who will be present at one called Mr. Wilson told the Court that

the Convention are the Hon. Mrs. China pony" and "B" for the Hing on the West River. More

"A" for the regular he denit largely with alkaloids and

Montague Waldegrave, President, half-breeds, under 14 hands. tops are expected to arrive here his firm was the most extensive

Mr. Prosser objected to the the Countess of Portsmouth, Lady Races for 13.1 hand ponies will be under Cheung Kwok-ching. supplier in the Colony. He was not familiar with the "gelsemium question stating it was hardly fair. Parmoor and Miss Edith Picton-abolished and in their stead there

Replying to Mr. Prosser, wit. Turbeville, of the Executive Com-will be special races for "B" class | ma in place of the "Kwong Fook elegans"; it was not met with in the ordinary trade. All he knewness said that he did not know mittee, from France, Countess de ponies.

It is considered by many racing about it he had learnt from medi-what the symptoms would be if a Pourtales and Mlle Jean Bertrch cal and text books. His firm had man took a nerve poison into the will attend as delegates from men that yesterday's decision is Germany. Frl. Hilda Zarnack; timely. For the racing game has investigated another plant in the stomach.

from. Italy, Miss Mary Rossi; from been gradually getting beyond New Territories with the object

Esthonia, Miss Helen Pold. the financial status of small of taking strychnine' from it. The The accused was next called. Other delegates include Froken owners, whose participation is alkaloid from the "gelsemium She said "the deceased was her

Olafssen, of Denmark, and said to be the mainstay of elegans was very little known Second husband and she was his

Miss Taka Kato San, Japan.amateur racing clubs. The ordin the text books gave very little second wife. They were on good Froken Sigrid Netzel, of Sweden costing as it does about Tis. 100 or Miss Michi Kawai of Japan, and ary "China pony" class of griffin . information about it, It was terms with each other; though

stated on the text books that it she was not with her mother-in- Countess of Portsmouth is Trea purchasing power of small owners are Vice Presidents. The Tis. 200, is felt to be within the was a poison very quick in action. law.

surer and Miss Charlotte Niven whereas the better class half breed At this point, Mr... Pollock

the General Secretary, Miss Shin horse, costing Tis. 1,000 or Tis. objected stating that the witness

Tak Hing former Secretary of the 2,000 is considered otherwise. should not be allowed to give

Hongkong Y.W.C.A. and who for evidence from what he had read

the past eighteen months has been

How much of these contentions studying at the London School of Economies will also attend. Missis mere theory and how much

cross Canada on her Shin is to return next month and will visit a number of the Canadian Associa- tions to whom she is already known by name. On her return she will be connected with the

in text books.

Alkaloids.

Mr. Prosser: What is meant by the decomposition of an alkaloid? Witness: I should say that decomposition would mean that it would no longer be an alkaloid; it

would not be the same.

Mr. Prosser: What is toxicity?

Mr. Pollock: You don't dispute that Mr. Dovey is an efficient analyist do you?

Prisoner's Denial.

Referring to her movements on the day of her husband's death, accused said she went out at nine o'clock in the morning and did not return until six in the evening. She did not go home at mid-day: sometimes her husband did and sometime not. When she returu- e, she found her husband dead and she cried. She did not under stand what the police arrested her for:

Five weeks later, continued the

THEORY AND FACT.

actual fact is difficult to indicate, but it is reported that many small, one-pony owners have been dis gusted with recent meetings in lentsin and have decided to stay out. Several vacant stables at the Race Club this season bear, witness to a lack of interest.

The s.s." Chung On" has return. ed to the Hongkong-Kongmoon Cheung" which goes on the Hong- kong-Wuchow service."

LOCAL AND ĠENERAL.

What would seem to be a very foolish practical joke, says the Malay Mail, was played the other taken from various houses and night when calling-card boxes were

fifteen instances have been report- transferred to others. In all.

ed. The affair is in the hands of the police.

H.M.S. "Iroqinis" (Comman- der Tinson O.B.E., R.N.) has arrived at Singapore. She has in the neighbourhood of Singa been detailed for surveying duties pore. H.M.S." Hollyoack "(Com- mander A. G. Peace D.S.P., R.N.) has returned to Singapore from Johore.

Witness: The poisonous prin- accused the police found two tradition of holding the World's held in racing circles that half-which is now practically part of

ciples or the poisonous effect of the alkaloid.

Is it what we call a noxious thing? What do you mean by noxious?

Mr. Prosser explained that d thing that would do great damage. Witness agreed.

Counsel for the defence asked witness what was the test for toxicity in alkaloids? -

Mr. Wilson said that it was to try the alkaloid on animaly.

If you took a substance from the stormach of a man which appeared not to be toxic, nor to contain toxic properties would you say that that alkaloid had ever been toxic?-I should think it never had been toxic.

If a grain of impure vegetable alkaloid is taken from the stomach and a pure alkaloid taken from a plant would you expect the chemical reaction to be identical? Oh yes if the alkaloids were the

same.

"

Mr. Wilson went on to say that

Teaves.

Mr. Prosser: Did you know any thing about these leaves?

Accused: I got them to stop bleeding of the nose. I put them up my nostrils.

The accused stated that she picked up the leaves often: it was a good remedy for a bleeding noge and common knowledge

Mr. Prosser: Have you ever food; anything which you knew put anything into your husband's

to be of a poisonous nature? ..

Accused: No!

National Staff in Shanghai."

This is the first time that the

An extraordinary incident In contrast with the opinion occurred the other day at Pudu Committee meeting in Europe has breeds have injured the sport Kuala Lumpur, says the Malay been broken in favour of a gather-there is the opinion of interested Mail. Two tapirs walked down ing in the "New World." Former observers,that half-breeds have the street in the middle of the day. meetings have been held in helped racing in a broader sense France, Germany, Sweden. Aus by improving the stock. Holders tria and Switzerland.

of one side of this controversy say the handwriting on the wall indic ates the end of the half-breed; those of the other side say it means the extinction in due course of time, of the pure (7) China pony,

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Between these two factions there the general public, which in the last analysis is the real mainstay of racing in China; and Is there any reason you should Powerful is a much abused which does not care much whether want your husband to die? No word for describing movie plays

a half-breed or a thoroughbred carries the numbers of their if I wanted my husband to die 1 but it is the only word that can be should not have married him...

They care not found to describe this evening's whether the

sweep tickets.

ponies are Did you like him as much Coronet Theatre feature attrac-tered by "small" before he died as when you mar- tion, for "Triffing Women" pre-owners, amateur or professional, ried him? Yes, just the same. sents a powerful story powerfully ridden by "small" or "large" Under cross-examination, the acted. Sometimes it is a question jockeys, amateur or professional. accused stated that she was 24 which is the more powerful-the The general public is directly years of age and was married for story or the acting. Possibly it is interested in the actual racing the first time when she was the latter, not merely because the animal only so far as it provides twenty.

leading roles are all taken by him with fast and interesting The Acting Attorney-General: brilliant

races, in other words, gives him players like What do you suggest is the cause Ramon Novarro or beautiful Bara run for his money.” of your husband's death?

bara La Marr, but more perhaps THE PUBLIC'S POINT OF VIEW. Accused: I do not know, but because the whole cast has been As long as the powers are held In reply to counsel. witness now "ho man tung" has been pro- selected with the greatest care by amateur race club members, showed the Court by half closing duced, my husband was poisoned and every member thereof has among whoin the rich amateurs his fist how must would represent by my mother-in-law; who has made a special study of the partare a small minority, so long will 100 grains of dry leaf. There accused me...

allotted him. Anyhow, be it prin- they be able to exclude the im- Accused denied that she had put cipally story or acting, the picture general public is ever able to proved half-breed. But, if the would be no difficulty he'said, in boiling 500 grains of leaves in the poisonous leaves in her husband's leaves such a vivid impression extend its influence over racing it She stated that the in the mind that the reaction from will demand a better and faster noodles. whole charge was a conspiracy by the almost weirdly dramatic

As to the participation of the. her mother-in-law, her father-in-climax takes the beholder almost law and two other relations (in completely by surprise. Long small owner, it is held to be an before the climax is reached, how empty theory that his presence is ICourt) to get her into trouble.

Mr. Pollock: Do you suggest ever, the beholder has become an aid to racing, for he has not the deliberately that your mother-in-deeply absorbed in the story, how funds and influence at his com Jaw, and your father-in-law have a beautiful but, fickle society mand to obtain services of the killed your husband?

Accused: Yes!

no alkaloid lost its toxicity unless it was broken up.

pan produced in Court.

Mr. Prosser: Can you tell me whether the poisonous qualities are in the leaves or in the root?

Witness: I could not say as know little about it.

Cross examined, witness agreed with Mr. Pollock that if an impure vegetable alkaloid were adminis tered to an animal and that animal showed toxic symptoms it

MYSTIC RITES. AND JEWELS THAT VANISHED.

"JOSS MAN'S" FRAUD. HONGKONG WOMAN'S AMAZING

(Case proceeding.)

box. This was sealed with

pony.

crystal gazer-the trifling woman abler trainers and better class of the picture-plays with the jockeys. He cannot present his loves and lives of men; how she amateur rider with a new motor rouses the fire of youth and the car for winning. a Leger intrigue of age; how she invokes or Champion, He must train and either ride his pony himself of jewellery and notes, in a small the aid of her pet ape to encom- or be content to get third call on pass the death of one too persista rated second or third-class paper charm full of weird cyphers. ent admirer luring the strangest jockey. At the most, it is felt, The jose man's Instructions were dinner party ever filmed; how she he has a remote outside chance that the box must on no account be brings the two best swordsmen of winning a race, and the con- opeped till after forty-nine days in all Paris to a duel; how eventu-tenders point, with considerable (seven times seven) Afterally she is overtaken by revehge emphatic authority to the records chanting over the box for some planned by a man whom she had of China race meetings. He is seen die with her own eyes; how considered to have more chance of Now the woman claims to have she seems fated to die the terri- losing his TIs. 100 or Tis. 200 than An account of how a Chinese waited till the stipulated period blo death his uncanny power the big owner has of losing his lady has been tricked of $1,200 by expired. Fully believing that the a fortune-teller is related in police perils which beset her had been has designed for her; and bow she Tls. 1,000 or Tis. 2.000 and in the charmed away, she opened her 19 turning mad with grief and end suffers more by his "small", his "Big loss and taken by and She says that some time ago, a box to find that not the evils but despair when the great climax loss than the big owner suffers by "joss" man called at her house her valuables and money had comes, swiftly and forcibly to large has little to gain and every-

She refused to give startle the beholder and thing to lose and warned her against an im. vanished. pending disaster this year. He her name and address, her reason lift from his mind the burden The controversy thus arisen bet- predicted that she would meet being that the anticipates domestic that the sombrely fascinating ween the half-breed and the Ghnia

calamity chidings for her foolishness.

circles,

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time, the man left.

The output of coal from the nines

story and the intense acting has pony, while, for the time being, possibly involving her life and

been steadily increasing with eliminated by legislation is still suggested as the only remedy,

every new dramatic incident, only in its infancy and as time devout worship coupled with a

Trifting Women" is a very re- goes on certain to increase. mycile seremony which he alone of Great Britain for the week ended markable picture, and as such is Evolution and the survival of the could perform.

At any rate she claims to have February 0 was 5.606,800 tons, bound to attract much attention fittest will, it is felt prove the best

merits of animals. complied by placing $1,200 worth omrared with 5,506.000 tons in the and comment during its run at the Counsel as regards the relative

corresponding week last year we Coronet Theatre.

The male was shot but the female. escaped. They had come pro- bably from the nearest forest reserve but the incident is probably unparalleled in so busy a place as Pudu, close to a town of this size.

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